Utah legislation · 2026 General Session
Utah SB326: School Board Election Modifications
Status: Signed into law, March 19, 2026
This bill amends a provision relating to a local school board.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
0 School Board Election Modifications 2026 GENERAL SESSION STATE OF UTAH Chief Sponsor: Keith Grover House Sponsor: Stephanie Gricius LONG TITLE General Description: This bill amends a provision relating to a local school board. Highlighted Provisions: This bill: - provides for modified terms for president or vice president of the board of a new local school district. Money Appropriated in this Bill: None Other Special Clauses: None Utah Code Sections Affected: AMENDS: 53G-4-203 , as last amended by Laws of Utah 2019, Chapter 293 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah: Section 1. Section 53G-4-203 is amended to read: 53G-4-203 . Election of officers -- Terms -- Time of election -- Removal of officers -- Quorum requirements. (1) A Except as provided in Subsection (6) , a local school board shall elect a president and a vice president whose terms of office are for two years and until their successors are elected. (2) The elections shall be held during the first local school board meeting in January following a regular local school board election held in the district. (3) An officer appointed or elected by a local school board may be removed from office for cause by a vote of two-thirds of the local school board. (4) When a vacancy occurs in the office of president …
Sponsors
- Keith Grover (R, 23) · primary sponsor
- Stephanie Gricius (R, 50)
Latest actions
- : Governor Signed
- : Senate/ to Governor
- : Senate/ received enrolled bill from Printing
- : Senate/ enrolled bill to Printing
- : Enrolled Bill Returned to House or Senate
- : Draft of Enrolled Bill Prepared
- : Bill Received from Senate for Enrolling
- : Senate/ signed by President/ sent for enrolling
- : Senate/ received from House
- : House/ to Senate
Votes
- House/ passed 3rd reading (March 6, 2026): 56 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension (March 3, 2026): 27 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Comm - Favorable Recommendation (March 2, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Government Operations (State Issues), Elected Official, Administrative Rulemaking and Procedures, Education, K-12 Education, Administrative Procedures, School Districts, Administrative Rulemaking
Common questions
- What is SB326?
- SB326 is a bill in the Utah Legislature (2026 General Session): School Board Election Modifications.
- What does SB326 do?
- This bill amends a provision relating to a local school board.
- What is the status of SB326?
- Signed into law as of March 19, 2026. Latest action: Governor Signed (March 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB326?
- Keith Grover (R, 23), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB326?
- On the Utah Legislature website: https://le.utah.gov/~2026/bills/static/SB0326.html
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